We’re Hiring! Programme Coordinator (2x Roles)
Join our team! Live Music Now is looking for two Programme Coordinators based in London.
Music in Health Coordinator – 5 days a week (37.5 hours/week) and Music in Education Coordinator – 4 days a week (30 hours/week)
Filkin’s Drift: Celebrating the Welsh Landscape Through Song
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! This month, Live Music Now duo, Filkin’s Drift, commence the national tour of their latest album, ‘Glan’.
Live Music improving mood, calming, and reducing anxiety of People living with Dementia in Northern Ireland
Last year, Live Music Now Northern Ireland launched ‘Music for Dementia’. The pilot project delivered ambient music sessions to enhance mood, encourage engagement, and provide meaningful social interaction for older people living with dementia in Northern Ireland.
Discover the power of music in dementia care – FREE Webinars: April – July 2025
Kickstart the integration of meaningful, person-centred music into care for people living with dementia. Join our four-part webinar series to learn how to incorporate music into dementia care. You will gain practical skills, insights, and confidence to enhance wellbeing in care environments, covering The benefits of using music in dementia care An introduction to the […]
Izzy shares her Time 2 Shine Experience
Community Fundraising Officer Izzy shares her Rank Foundation Time 2 Shine Experience I joined Live Music Now as a Community Fundraising Officer in January last year, as part of the Time 2 Shine 2024 cohort. Time 2 Shine (T2S) is a Rank Foundation programme which focuses on personal development and building transferable leadership skills. The […]
Experience the Joy of Live Music at Maesteg Town Hall!
In partnership with Awen Cultural Trust, Live Music Now Cymru is delighted to launch ‘Be Hear Now’.
End of Year Medway Round-up
Our work in Medway, Kent has gone from strength to strength and we are delighted to report on a bumper year of activity. Live Music Now is delivering a place-based programme in Medway with music activities supporting positive outcomes for communities and individuals across the life course. We could not do this without the strong […]
Musical Mondays goes National!
Building on the success of regional series, for the 2024-25 academic year Musical Mondays has gone national! Schools across England tuned in to the first concert of the series on 14 October, with performances by Blank Face (aka Josh Whyte) reaching over 15000 children. Blank Face’s music is genre defying and his concerts reflected not […]
Remembering Helen Mahoney
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of our dear former colleague Helen Mahoney. Helen joined Live Music Now in 2014 as North East Director, a role she held for seven years. During that time, she developed and led an extensive programme of high-quality accessible performances and creative music projects […]
Live Music Now Northern Ireland Secures Landmark Funding
Live Music Now has been awarded principal funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Creativity in Later Life – CADA symposium on Radical Creative Ageing: Passion and Practice
Reflections on the ‘Radical Creative Ageing: Passion and Practice’ event held by Creative Ageing: Development & Agency (CADA) Live Music Now musician, Mickey Bryan, recently attended a symposium hosted by the Creative Ageing: Development Agency (CADA) at the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, entitled ‘Radical Creative Ageing: Passion and Practice’. The event was aimed towards both […]
Live Music Now mourns the passing of Zamira Menuhin Benthall
With great sadness, Live Music Now joins in mourning the loss of Zamira Menuhin Benthall, daughter of the legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin (founder of Live Music Now) and Nola Nicholas. Zamira passed away peacefully at her home on 31 July 2024, at the age of 84. Her funeral will take place on 16 August in […]